Date: 23 August 1903
Pages: 179-180

for
*) these false friends in fact spread only lack of principle and a frivolous attitude
in revolutionary work; 7) in the 3rd [point]
8) attempt, in the transition to practical activity, to establish connections in advance with social-democratic organizations, so as to make use of their guidance and to avoid, as far as possible, major errors at the very beginning of the work. ***)

1) The preliminary draft of this resolution in the "Svod" begins simply with the word "Congress."
a) In the preliminary draft there is also the word "organizations" here.
8) In the "Svod" this passage is written thus: "in the forefront of their activity."
4) In the preliminary draft it was written here: "with Marxism, on the one hand."
b) In the "Svod" there were also the words here: "ardent and."
6) The resolution was submitted to the congress with the indicated two amendments of G. V. Plekhanov.
7) In the manuscript the text, beginning with the words "in the 2nd [point]" and ending with the words "to revolutionary work," is crossed out, in view of the congress's adoption of the amendment by Makhov (Kalafati) and Trotsky, who proposed "to strike out the second point in Lenin's resolution" ("Protocols" of the congress, p. 338).
8) "In the 3rd [point]" was corrected to "in the 2nd [point]," in view of the adoption of the indicated amendment by Makhov (Kalafati) and Trotsky.
9) In the manuscript Plekhanov's signature stands first, whereas in the printed text of the protocols it is placed after Lenin's signature ("Protocols," ed. 1924, p. 337).
10) The parallel conspiratorial designations of delegates cited here did not enter into the protocol record, but the indicated change in the preliminary order of signatures in the text of the protocols was made (see ibid.).
11) This notation was made by P. A. Krasiков as chairman, after the adoption of the resolution.
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*) Plekhanov crossed out "for" and wrote above it "since."  Ed.
**) In the manuscript the numeral "3" was corrected to "2."  Ed.
***) The document bears the following autograph signatures:
"G. Plekhanov 9)
N. Lenin
P. Lebedev [S. I. Gusev] —
9) S
Ignat [P. A. Krasiков] —
7) P
Ruben [B. M. Knunyants] (2)
2) Bur
Rashid-bek [A. G. Zurabov] (2)
8) Er
Dyadin [L. M. Knipowich]
3) Veka
Sirotinin [V. F. Gorni]
1) Alpha
Lidin [M. N. Lyadov]
4) Zeta
Dimitriev [A. M. Stopani]
5) Num
Petukhov
5) Ksi"

The entire right column of parallel conspiratorial designations of the signing delegates with numerals is written in a different hand, apparently when preparing the text of the resolution for inclusion in the protocols. To the left of the signatures, in the hand of P. A. Krasiков, is written: "Adopted." 10)  Ed.

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